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I understand how ignorance can lead to bigotry. Even though I’m a trans person, I fell into that trap myself when younger. What’s difficult to comprehend, though, are the people who continue clinging to their prejudices regarding the LGBTQ+ community instead of embracing empathy as they learn and gr

Clare Molnar is on a mission. She is intent on dismantling what she calls a “culture of shame and secrecy” that surrounds abortion. And she’s doing it one conversation at a time.

When it comes to securing access to abortion for all Michiganders, telling our personal stories is critical.

As a volunteer who put much effort into trying to get Proposal 3 on the ballot and passed last year, as well as someone who experienced a crisis pregnancy that ended in abortion, I can tell you with certainty that our work to make a common medical procedure available to everyone who needs it is far

Keeping abortion legal in Michigan with the passage of Proposal 3 was an incredible victory we could not have achieved without supporters like you. But our work is far from over. 

Michigan’s success in securing abortion rights in the state is the result of years of planning, coalition-building, and grassroots organizing (aclu.org).

Why we’re fighting to protect Michigan’s Freedom of Information Act.

'We must continue to remain engaged, especially at the local level'

The decades-long effort to pass a law explicitly stating that ELCRA’s protections include sexual orientation, gender identity, and gender expression could finally become a reality.